Bound article



F. P. CURRAN Oct. 19, 1937.

BOUND ARTICLE Filed July 11, 1936 6 i lbV?ENTOR Patented Oct. 19, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOUND ARTICLE Application July 11, 1936, Serial No. 90,124

4 Claims. (01. -1)

My invention relates particularly to containers for holding candy, small toys and the like for sale and for decorative purposes.

Especially it provides a readily and inexpensively made container for such purposes, the seam or seams, edge or edges of which can have substantially any curved or otherwise irregular shape that may be desired. The container may be a bag having a handle or bail. The invention can be used also however to provide a side wall or side walls only of a container, the seams and edges of which may be curved or otherwise non-straight or irregular, or to provide an article suitable for such and other purposes.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the preferred form of my invention. Fig. 1 is an elevation, partly broken away, of an article embodyin-g my invention and illustrating the underlying principle of my construction. Fig. 2 is a sectional View of a detail. Fig. 3 illustrates a bag embodying my invention. Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic section thereof. Fig. 5 is a perspective of a bag with handle embodying my invention.

The body structure of the article of Fig. 1 is a flexible netting of fibrous cords in which one set of single substantially parallel cords I is crossed substantially at right angles by another set of cords arranged in pairs 2 parallel to each other. Preferably these two sets are in woven relation to each other, the two cords of each of the pairs 2 pass across or around each other, i. e. are twisted together as it were, once between each two of the cords l as indicated at 3, and the cords I pass between the two cords of each pair 2, all as shown in Fig. .1. Adjacent cords l are spaced relatively far apart, and likewise adjacent of the pairs 2 are spaced relatively far apart, to provide the open spaces of the netting. A sizing or other adhesive may be applied to the cords at their points of crossing to hold them in position relatively to each other; usually I apply a sizing or other adhesive to the whole of a netting. For bags I prefer that the pairs of cords 2 extend from the top of the bag toward the bottom rather than transversely of the bag.

At the edge of the body structure the strip 6 may serve as a binding or as a decorative element or both. This strip 6 may be of substantially any material suitable for its intended purpose. For example, paper colored or otherwise finished will serve for both decorative and binding purposes in containers for candy, small toys, etc., and I prefer paper or the like for such uses. Before this binding strip is applied to the body structure, the strip (of whatever material it may be made), is closely and extensively wrinkled, at

least substantially transversely of the extent of the strip as indicated by the lines I in Fig. 1; generally speaking, it is immaterial whether or not the strip material is wrinkled in another direction also, but transverse wrinkling is suflicient. Crepe paper wrinkled transversely to such an extent that the length of the strip is only, say, one-third of the length of the strip originally, i. e. before wrinkling, is an example. This transverse wrinkling enables the strip to lie quite or substantially smoothly against the face of the netting wherever the edge departs from a straight course and the strip follows such irregularities of the edge of the body structure, for in passing around corners as it were the wrinkles readily open out and enable the strip to lengthen at the outer curve something as indicated in the region 8 of Fig. 1, and tend to permit the opposite or inner edge of the strip to shrink or be contracted.

To form'the binding, the strip 6 is folded over the edge of the body structure. Usually I fold it over to such a depth, i. e. I use a strip of such width, as to cover about two or three of the parallel strands, e. g. strands 2, in regions where the strip is parallel to. strands. Preferably I fold the strip to four thicknesses as shown in Fig. 2; that is to say, I fold both edges of the strip inwardly and fold this compound structure around the edge of the netting as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This tends to prevent fraying at the edges of the strip and provides a finish for the exposed strip edges. The strip can be attached to the body structure or netting in various ways. Usually I sew it with thread or yarn, and sew it through all four folds and at a distance from the outer edge of the strip 6 that places the stitches at or inside the second parallel strand from the edge of the netting, all as indicated by the stitches 9 in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 3 illustrates a bag type container of my invention. Its body structure In is cut from a single piece of netting like that of Fig. 1, folded as it were at H, and its out edges are laid together and fastened and bound by enclosure in a folded strip 6 and sewing at 9 quite as previously described with respect to Figs. 1 and 2 except that two edges of the body structure rather than one are enclosed in the folded strip. Fig. 4 is a' diagrammatic showing of a section of the bag of Fig. 3, particularly to indicate the enclosure of two edges of the netting within the strip. A shirr string to close the open end of the bag, or other accessories or auxiliaries, can be added to the bag. In addition to serving as a satisfactory binding for the purposes indicated, I have found that a folded wrinkled strip, even-of paper'like crepe for containers for those purposesrespecially when 7 the handle or bail is sewn with thread in the mannerdescribed, Fig. 5 illustrates a preferred form of bag with such a handle; The body M may be constructed of; a. single piece like the both sides as well as along the bottoml The Inapaper, will serve adequately as a handle or ball body of Fig.3, or, preferablmlof two pieces joined at aseam extending"alongv the-'entir'eleng'ths of terial may be and preferably is netting as before described} The binding 'or'decorating stripj 6 isfolded as before described, and is extended foldcdgfor example in the samefrnanner asit v is folded at netting edges andias shownin Figs. 1 and2., Thersewing Sis continued'jthroughthe entirelengthof the bail. TI'he'sewinggJadds to i the tensile strength of the wrinkled 's'trip,,-,and

, helps materially to keep the bail fromile ngth'en ing unduly as the bag; with its contentsjs picked up by thehandle. I'he'two endsofthe strip-may join or overlap at some appropriate place" as in-i dicated' at I61. V a

It will, be understood that myfinvention is not limited to the details -of"const ruction and operation describ'ed fand shown in the drawing ex-- V cept .as appears hereinafter in the claims.

7 I claim:

- v1; A containerhavingwalls of flexible fibrous 'material having at least two edges departing from r a straight: course andflocated: adjacent each" other; and a paperybinding strip locatedlat saidj two edges, wrinkled 'at least.substantially trans versely of the extent 'ofthe strip toenable the strip toilie'smoothly against the. wallmateriak in following the irregularitiesrof the edges, and. fastened to the wall'material adjacent saidedges.

tio ns of the netting ,walls to fasten the 2. A container comprisingswalls of netting of V fibrous cords having at leasttwo edges departing'from a straight course and located adjacent each other, a folded papery binding strip enclosing said twoedges and wrinkled at least substantially transversely of the extent'of the strip to' enable the strip to lie smoothly against the faces. of the netting infollowing the ir'regu larities of the edges, and a thread sewn through the folds of the strip 'and the're'nclosed edge porstrip to: the netting.

otheaapapery bindingstrip folded to enclose saidstwo edges', jsaid strip extending therefrom c I beyond1-thebagjendand back to the; opposite side -of=the bag to form a handle and being wrinkled at least substantially transversely of theextent of thestript to enable thelstripi to'lie '10 b ndlng ,3..A bag comprising walls of netting ofifibrous cords having at least two edges departing fron a straight; course, .and located adjacent each smootlilyithroughout'gthedevious linegof its po-j sition, and a threadflsewn through the folds of,

the strip and thenetting edge portions. enclosed thereby to fasten the binding strip to the netting;

and also: sewnthrough thexhandleportion of the' strip to revent said wrinkledhandleporti '7 stretching unduly,

" 4-.: A, bag comprisingtwo piecesoftnettingof";

fibrous cords'fo rming side wallsxof the bag and having. substantially smoothly curving: edges lo? cated adjacent each other, a' paper binding strip, folded to four thicknesses; enclosing saidedges along the sides and bottom of the bag. and ,also extending beyondthe end of the bag ;to* forin" a bail, said Lstrip J being wrinkled substantially it transversely to enable the gs'trip to lie smoothly against the netting faces; along "the-curves I said edges and-through the curve of the} bail; and a, thread sewn through the four-foldsrof: the

strip ,and the netting. edge portions enclosed thereby to-fasten the bindingstrip'to'th'e: netting; and: also sewn through the four foldsof. the strip in the portion thereof forming the bail-jto prevent the wrinkled bail portion stretching unduly;

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